We are very proud to introduce the fabulous
Cup Racer kit from HPI! The Cup Racer combines amazing features and
racing spec in true-to-scale one-tenth size, in what we call 'True
Ten' design! With the HPI True Ten performance chassis, you have
the opportunity to experience the joy of owning a super-realistic
representation of some of the most legendary sports cars ever
made.

The concept behind the Cup Racer and True
Ten scale is simple: to make the best-looking, most
realistic car models available. To do this, the HPI body
production department teamed up with our top car designers to put
together the the True Ten look, which authentically reproduces
actual cars in a way that makes them look exactly like the real
thing. These aren't slammed and lowered versions lookalikes
designed for ultimate performance, though: the True Ten ideal is to
replicate the real cars as they are in real life - in width,
height, length and detail, with details so precise that real car
fans wouldn't be able to tell the difference at first glance.

Authentic
Detailing

The True Ten series features the most
painstaking attention to detail that our designers have ever
tackled. Every body line and curve from the real car is represented
in the crash-resistant bodyshell. Every door line, bootlid and side
skirt is represented exactly as it appears on the real car. There
are even reproductions of the actual windscreen wipers, bumpers,
exhaust systems and mirrors, allowing the HPI True Ten series to
deliver the utmost in scale car driving! HPI graphics designers are
already legendary for producing the most accurate bodyshell
graphics you can find, and when you combine that with the uniquely
crystal-clear bodyshells from our body production department and
the new ultra-scale accessories, you get pure scale
magic.

To complete the True Ten concept, the
challenge of the design team was to put the scale bodies on a
chassis that is truly deserving of the ultimate scale looks. This
involved a complete re-think of how scale RC cars are designed and
used by today's RC hobbyists. Scale modelers want something that
just works, however experienced RC hobbyists and racers want
something that can be tuned to perform. We think our guys nailed
it. Read on to find out more!

Ready to
Perform

Experienced RC racers will be able to take
one look at the Cup Racer chassis and see for themselves the
performance potential of this all-new chassis! A huge array of
tuning adjustments is possible using the standard kit parts. The
Cup Racer features full-time 4WD, a super-stiff chassis, oil-filled
shocks and inboard front shocks, plus as the ability to
independently adjust suspension settings such as caster, camber,
track width, roll centre, wheelbase, anti-dive, anti-squat, droop
and much more! If you like your cars to drive as well as they look,
the Cup Racer is for you!

Designed for
Excellence

From the very start, the True Ten scale Cup
Racer was engineered for top-level performance at a reasonable cost
- while still maintaining the true-to-scale look that scale
modelers desire. To accomplish this, HPI designers have taken it
upon themselves to perfect concepts that long-time HPI owners may
recognize, but haven't seen in their ultimate, final form. With the
Cup Racer, you can find elements of past HPI achievements put
together to make the ultimate scale RC enthusiast's machine - ready
for your hands to assemble and create the magic that is radio
control modeling.

Total
Adjustability

Hex
hubs: 0mm + 4mm Spacers: 1mm + 2mm

With the True Ten chassis, you will be able to fit a wide range of
upcoming HPI True Ten bodyshells, as well as available bodyshells
such as the popular M-chassis models. Because real cars have
varying dimensions such as width, wheelbase and height, HPI
designers have created the True Ten chassis to be as flexible as
possible when fitting true-to-scale bodyshells. What this means is
that you can easily change the wheelbase of the car to suit short
or long wheelbase cars (210mm or 225mm). Also very important is the
width of the car - you will be able to incrementaly widen or narrow
the width of the chassis by as little as 1mm at a time, and up to
13mm per side, with a combination of hex hub adapters,
spacers and offset wheels. You'll be able to get the
on-the-edge sports car look or the sedate passenger car look in a
matter of minutes with the ingenius True Ten spacer system!

0mm,
3mm and 6mm off set wheels

Variable Offset
Wheels

To help you get a totally realistic looks,
we will be offering a range of reproduction classic wheel types to
suit the True Ten chassis. Like the popular Rays TE37 replica drift
wheels from HPI, the True Ten wheels will be offered in the widest
selection of wheel offsets available to RC modelers: standard 0mm
offset, wider 3mm offset for an extra 6mm of total width, and the
6mm deep-offset design for widening the car a full 12mm from the
wheels alone!

Fits a Massive
Range of Bodyshells

As you can see here, the True Ten chassis
is designed from the ground up to be totally realistic and true to
scale: true one-tenth scale! With a huge variety of real cars to
choose from, plus the range of M-type bodyshells available already,
we wanted to make sure that RC scale fanatics would be able to fit
any available bodyshell on the chassis with a minimum of hassle. A
selection of body posts will be available to custom-fit any True
Ten or M-chassis bodyshell, using a variety of body post locations.
Even car designs with low-profile front ends will fit, thanks to
the laydown-style front shocks! Coupe-style bodies will fit easily
with the changeable rear post mount location. In short, ANY
M-chassis bodyshell will fit, to allow you to replicate ANY car you
like!

The front shock fitting can also be changed
to a more standard upright shock setting, or a laydown
configuration to help fit low-profile bodyshells. Coming soon from
HPI is an all-new selection of classic sports cars from the pages
of history: cars that challenged the ideal and toppled the
mightiest giants. Check back here for updates after the official
kit release!

The chassis will take any stick,
side-by-side or even hard-case LiPo battery packs in the uniquely
cool swing-out battery tray. Standard-height servos fit in the
slickly designed laydown area, and if want to fit modern
low-profile servos, these will fit in a stand-up position if you
choose, for a more central position in the chassis.

Build It
Yourself

To get the full appreciation of the design
quality of any model car, you really have to build it from the
ground up. By seeing how every part works in perfect harmony with
the rest of the car, you will understand and truly appreciate the
time and skill that went into its engineering. This is why the Cup
Racer is available as a build-it-yourself kit only. With just a few
tools you will build the ultimate scale model chassis, ready for
display, playing about or even all-out racing!